These guidelines are a tool for designing policies on the use of treated wastewater and are particularly targeted at governmental institutions and policymakers.

Wildlex is an information service on wildlife-related law, operated by IUCN. Its database aims to improve access to environmental legislation and case law, with a particular focus on wildlife crimes. This tool presents information on domestic laws, national court decisions, and a basic analysis of those court decision as well...

Initiative 20x20 is a country-led effort seeking to change the dynamics of land degradation in Latin America and the Caribbean by bringing 20 million hectares of land into restoration by 2020, with US$730 million of new private investment. Seven Latin American and Caribbean countries and two regional programs have committed...

This is an archive of a webinar that took place on January 30th, 2013. Aurélie Shapiro, Remote Sensing Specialist with WWF Germany, takes us through an overview of satellite data for REDD+ MRV. Learn about a number of data sources available specifically for REDD+ MRV, how to select imagery based on...

This a webinar that took place on March 27, 2013. National and jurisdictional REDD+ strategies often include payments to land owners and local communities for reducing carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) has been in existence for the last 15 years and can provide many...

This is a learning webinar that took place on June 2013. REDD+ Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) managers and policy makers often combine forest cover data from various remotely sensed sources to produce forest monitoring maps. However, it can be a challenge to keep track of accuracy estimates in these...

This report is a compilation of information from these various studies conducted in the Arab Region. It aims at providing a general overview and comparison of the state of wastewater treatment and reuse options in selected Arab Countries and draws conclusions from this information. This report is as brief as possible...

The objective of this paper is to provide a review of the characteristics of wastewater used for irrigation, and the reasoning behind the international guidelines presently used in regulating wastewater reuse for agriculture. This paper presents various systems of wastewater treatment available and discusses their benefits and shortcomings. A selective...

Conservation riparian buffers can have a positive impact on agriculture by reducing erosion, improving water quality, increasing biodiversity, and expanding wildlife habitats. Buffers remove sediment from surface runoff and reduce concentrations of nutrients and pesticides. Research demonstrates that buffers can be effective in promoting environmental quality in and beyond agricultural...

These guidelines provide an overview of proven good practice in water harvesting from all over the world. They form a practical reference guide while providing support and specific technical expertise for the integration of water harvesting technologies into the planning and design of projects. Thus existing information and experience is...